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Source Description
This kashira from a Japanese sword was refashioned into a lid for the box made out of its matching fuchi (Walters 51.1330A). The Taoist immortal Koreijin (Ch. Gu Lingren) is shown with his white tiger.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
76878
label
Kashira Remounted as a Box Lid with Taoist Immortal Koreijin
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obj
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object
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pageCount
3
Source metadata
id
76878
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Kashira Remounted as a Box Lid with Taoist Immortal Koreijin
description
This kashira from a Japanese sword was refashioned into a lid for the box made out of its matching fuchi (Walters 51.1330A). The Taoist immortal Koreijin (Ch. Gu Lingren) is shown with his white tiger.
provenance
William T. / Henry Walters Collection, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
Original: 18th century (?); Mounted: late 19th-early 20th century (Edo-Meiji)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Gold, Silver & Jewelry
boxes (containers)
lids
kashira
sword components
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3
pageCount
3
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
2.6
height
3.7
dimensionsRaw
H: 1 x W: 1 7/16 in. (2.6 x 3.7 cm)
Source extras
cul
Japanese
inscriptions
none
RelatedObjects
76877
med
gold lined with silver
creator_ids
6194
collection_ids
JMA
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none
Page inventory
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1
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photo
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3f277984296d7547
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no
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no
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photo
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846ed222ae5f6bdf
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no
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no
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3
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photo
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no
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no